Most people agree that investigators assume some responsibilityfor their human subjects, but how much? And does it matter wherethe research is carried out? These issues are raised by thereport by Quinn et al. elsewhere in this issue of the Journal1 and by an earlier paper in the Lancet2 concerning anotherphase of the same project.
The project was carried out in 10 clusters of rural villagesin Uganda to delineate the risk factors associated with heterosexualtransmission of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1).Villagers (including pregnant women) were surveyed on five occasionsat 10-month intervals. . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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